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#804EE3

#804ee3 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#804ee3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 30.59% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.61% cyan, 65.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 260.13°, with 72.68% saturation and 59.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 5.3.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1558

Complementary

  1. #804ee3
  2. #b1e34e

Split complementary

  1. #804ee3
  2. #e3ca4e
  3. #66e34e

Analogous

  1. #4e66e3
  2. #804ee3
  3. #ca4ee3

Triadic

  1. #804ee3
  2. #e3804e
  3. #4ee380

Tetradic

  1. #804ee3
  2. #e34eb1
  3. #b1e34e
  4. #4ee380

Square

  1. #804ee3
  2. #e34e66
  3. #b1e34e
  4. #4ee3ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3a1583
  2. #571fc5
  3. #804ee3
  4. #af90ed
  5. #dfd2f8

Shades

#804ee3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #804ee3
  2. #7346cc
  3. #663eb6
  4. #5a379f
  5. #4d2f88
  6. #402772
  7. #331f5b
  8. #261744
  9. #1a102d
  10. #0d0817
  11. #000000

Tints

#804ee3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #804ee3
  2. #8d60e6
  3. #9971e9
  4. #a683eb
  5. #b395ee
  6. #c0a7f1
  7. #ccb8f4
  8. #d9caf7
  9. #e6dcf9
  10. #f2edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#804ee3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #804ee3
  2. #8053d9
  3. #8058cf
  4. #805dc5
  5. #8062bb
  6. #8067b2
  7. #806ca8
  8. #80719e
  9. #807694
  10. #807b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7663aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006be0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #647292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4564e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a61e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7065b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-804ee3 {
  color: #804ee3;
}
Background
.bg-804ee3 {
  background-color: #804ee3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-804ee3 {
  border: 2px solid #804ee3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #804ee3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 78 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 73% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-804ee3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #804ee3, #ca4ee3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-804ee3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 78 227 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.30 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.67 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.22 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.85 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.49 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.65 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.98 #7fb11c Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#804ee3  rgb(128, 78, 227)  hsl(260, 73%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#b1e34e  rgb(177, 227, 78)  hsl(80, 73%, 60%)  Inchworm
#e3804e  rgb(227, 128, 78)  hsl(20, 73%, 60%)  Raw Sienna
#4ee380  rgb(78, 227, 128)  hsl(140, 73%, 60%)  Pastel Green